List of Texas Tech University Olympians

This list of Texas Tech University Olympians includes athletes, coaches, and faculty associated with Texas Tech University who have competed in the Olympic Games. Athletes from the Summer and Winter Olympic Games are included in the list.

Olympic appearances and medals by sport
Sport Appearances 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
Athletics5636110
Basketball44004
Figure skating20101
Football61012
Golf50000
Handball20000
Rowing10000
Short-track speed skating50112
Total 81 8 8 3 19

Olympians

Athletes

GamesAthleteCountrySportEventMedalRef.
1992 Barcelona Sharon CainUnited States United StatesHandballWomen's tournament[1][2]
1996 Atlanta Sharon CainUnited States United StatesHandballWomen's tournament[1][2]
Sheryl SwoopesBasketballWomen's tournament1st place, gold medalist(s)[3][4]
2000 Sydney Julieon RaeburnTrinidad and Tobago Trinidad and TobagoAthleticsMen's 200 m[5][6]
Men's 4 x 100 m relay
Sheryl SwoopesUnited States United StatesBasketballWomen's tournament1st place, gold medalist(s)[3][4]
2004 Athens Andrae WilliamsThe Bahamas BahamasAthleticsMen's 4 x 400 m relay[7][8]
Jonathan JohnsonUnited States United StatesMen's 800 m[9][10]
Sheryl SwoopesBasketballWomen's tournament1st place, gold medalist(s)[3][4]
2008 Beijing Michael MathieuThe Bahamas BahamasAthleticsMen's 400 m[11][12]
Men's 4 x 400 m relay2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Andrae WilliamsMen's 4 x 400 m relay2nd place, silver medalist(s)[7][8]
Shereefa LloydJamaica JamaicaWomen's 4 x 400 m relay2nd place, silver medalist(s)[13][14]
Blessing OkagbareNigeria NigeriaWomen's long jump2nd place, silver medalist(s)[15][16]
2010 Vancouver Jordan MaloneUnited States United StatesShort-track speed skatingMen's 1,500 m[17][18]
Men's 5,000 m relay3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Men's 500 m
2012 London Julian WruckAustralia AustraliaAthleticsMen's discus throw[19][20]
Trevorvano MackeyThe Bahamas BahamasMen's 200 m[21][22]
Michael MathieuMen's 200 m[11][12]
Men's 4 x 400 m relay1st place, gold medalist(s)
Shane BrathwaiteBarbados BarbadosMen's 110 m hurdles[23][24]
Shereefa LloydJamaica JamaicaWomen's 4 x 400 m relay2nd place, silver medalist(s)[13][14]
Sally KipyegoKenya KenyaWomen's 10,000 m2nd place, silver medalist(s)[25][26]
Women's 5,000 m
Blessing OkagbareNigeria NigeriaWomen's 100 m[15][16]
Women's 4 x 100 m relay
Women's long jump
Jamele MasonPuerto Rico Puerto RicoMen's 400 m hurdles[27][28]
Jason YoungUnited States United StatesMen's discus throw[29][30]
2014 Sochi Jordan MaloneUnited States United StatesShort-track speed skatingMen's 5,000 m relay2nd place, silver medalist(s)[17][18]
Men's 500 m
2016 Rio de Janeiro Michael MathieuThe Bahamas BahamasAthleticsMen's 4 x 400 m relay3rd place, bronze medalist(s)[11][12]
Blessing OkagbareNigeria NigeriaWomen's 100 m[15][16]
Women's 200 m
Women's 4 x 100 m relay
Bradley AdkinsUnited States United StatesMen's high jump[31][32]
Gil RobertsMen's 4 x 400 m relay1st place, gold medalist(s)[33][34]
Men's 400 m
Janine BeckieCanada CanadaFootballWomen's tournament3rd place, bronze medalist(s)[35][36]
Victoria EssonNew Zealand New ZealandWomen's tournament[37][38]
2020 Tokyo Shane BrathwaiteBarbados BarbadosAthleticsMen's 110 m hurdles[23][24]
Karayme BartleyJamaica JamaicaMixed 4 x 400 m relay[39][40]
Men's 4 x 400 m relay
Rosemary ChukwumaNigeria NigeriaWomen's 100 m[41][42]
Women's 4 x 100 m relay
Divine OduduruMen's 100 m[43][44]
Men's 200 m
Blessing OkagbareWomen's 100 m[15][16]
Women's 200 m
Women's 4 x 100 m relay
Ruth UsoroWomen's long jump[45][46]
Women's triple jump
Benard KeterUnited States United StatesMen's 3000 m steeplechase[47][48]
Sally KipyegoWomen's marathon[25][26]
Janine BeckieCanada CanadaFootballWomen's tournament1st place, gold medalist(s)[35][36]
Victoria EssonNew Zealand New ZealandWomen's tournament[37][38]
Mito PereiraChile ChileGolfMen's individual[49][50]
Hurly LongGermany GermanyMen's individual[51][52]
2022 Beijing Ashley CainUnited States United StatesFigure skatingPair skating[53][54]
Team event2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2024 Paris Antoine AndrewsThe Bahamas BahamasAthleticsMen's 110 m hurdles[55][56]
Terrence JonesMen's 100 m[57][58]
Andrew HudsonJamaica JamaicaMen's 200 m[59][60]
Rūta Kate LasmaneLatvia LatviaWomen's triple jump[61][62]
Temitope AdeshinaNigeria NigeriaWomen's high jump[63][64]
Rosemary ChukwumaWomen's 100 m[41][42]
Ruth UsoroWomen's long jump[45][46]
Oskar EdlundSweden SwedenMen's 400 m hurdles[65][66]
Alaysha JohnsonUnited States United StatesWomen's 100 m hurdles[67][68]
Courtney LindseyMen's 4 × 100 m relay[69][70]
Monae' NicholsWomen's long jump[71][72]
Janine BeckieCanada CanadaFootballWomen's tournament[35][36]
Victoria EssonNew Zealand New ZealandWomen's tournament[37][38]
Mito PereiraChile ChileGolfMen's individual[49][50]
Shannon TanSingapore SingaporeWomen's individual[73][74]
Ludvig ÅbergSweden SwedenMen's individual[75][76]

Coaches

GamesAthleteCountrySportEventMedalRef.
1968 Mexico City Jarvis ScottUnited States United StatesAthleticsWomen's 400 m[77][78]
1984 Los Angeles Louise RitterUnited States United StatesAthleticsWomen's high jump[79][80]
Bob KnightBasketballMen's tournament (coach)1st place, gold medalist(s)[81][82]
1988 Seoul Louise RitterUnited States United StatesAthleticsWomen's high jump1st place, gold medalist(s)[79][80]

Faculty

GamesAthleteCountrySportEventMedalRef.
1968 Mexico City Arthur EvansUnited States United StatesRowingMen's eight[83][84]

Paralympians

GamesAthleteCountrySportEventMedalRef.
1992 Barcelona Ross DavisUnited States United StatesAthleticsMen's 100 m C3–42nd place, silver medalist(s)[85][86][87]
Men's 200 m C3–42nd place, silver medalist(s)
Men's 400 m C3–42nd place, silver medalist(s)
Men's 800 m C3–42nd place, silver medalist(s)
David NewkirkVolleyballMen's standing[88][89][90]
1996 Atlanta Ross DavisUnited States United StatesAthleticsMen's 100 m T341st place, gold medalist(s)[85][86][87]
Men's 400 m T32–333rd place, bronze medalist(s)
David NewkirkVolleyballMen's standing[88][89][90]
2000 Sydney Ross DavisUnited States United StatesAthleticsMen's 100 m T341st place, gold medalist(s)[85][86][87]
Men's 200 m T343rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Men's 400 m T343rd place, bronze medalist(s)
David NewkirkVolleyballMen's standing[88][89][90]

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